2017 Suruga Bank Championship
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| Date | TBA | ||||||
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| Venue | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama | ||||||
The 2017 Suruga Bank Championship (Japanese: スルガ銀行チャンピオンシップ2017; Spanish: Copa Suruga Bank 2017) will be the tenth edition of the Suruga Bank Championship, the club football match co-organized by the Japan Football Association, the football governing body of Japan, CONMEBOL, the football governing body of South America, and J.League, the professional football league of Japan, between the winners of the previous season's J.League Cup and Copa Sudamericana.
The match will be contested between Japanese team Urawa Red Diamonds, the 2016 J.League Cup winners, and the 2016 Copa Sudamericana winners.
Teams
| Team | Association / Confederation | Qualification | Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Urawa Red Diamonds |
Japan Football Association | 2016 J.League Cup winners | None |
 TBD |
CONMEBOL | 2016 Copa Sudamericana winners | None |
Teams in contention
Winner of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana (currently suspended due to Chapecoense being involved in the crash of LaMia Airlines Flight 2933)
- Teams qualified for the Final
Format
The Suruga Bank Championship is played as a single match, with the J. League Cup winner hosting the match. If tied at the end of regulation, extra time is not played, and the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner. A maximum of seven substitutions may be made during the match.[1]
Match
References
- ↑ "Copa Sudamericana 2016 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
External links
- Copa Suruga Bank, CONMEBOL.com (Spanish)
